Scott Alexander Hess, NYC 2023. Photo by: Eric Bondoc

Scott Alexander Hess is the author of novels novels, including Skyscraper, a Lambda Literary Award Finalist, and The Butcher’s Sons, which was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2015. His recent fiction The Root of Everything & Lightning was a #1 Amazon Bestseller. His latest novel Drought is a finalist for the 2025 Publishing Triangle Ferro-Grumley Best LGBTQ+ Fiction Award. His writing has appeared in HuffPost, Genre Magazine, The Gay & Lesbian Review, Thema Literary Review, and elsewhere. Hess co-wrote "Tom in America," an award-winning short film, starring Sally Kirkland and Burt Young. He was an America’s Next Great Author finalist 2022. He teaches fiction writing at Gotham Writers Workshop and curates Hot Lit, an LGBTQ+ themed monthly newsletter. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Hess lives in New York City with his husband.